The Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury have all put themselves in position to win a WNBA championship this October because of their first-half performances. But present success doesn’t necessarily mean each will remain a contender over the next five seasons.

Last Sunday's matchup between Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever and Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings drew an average of 2.1 million viewers and hit a peak of 2.5 million viewers, making it the fourth-most watched WNBA game to ever air on ABC.